The Malaysian contingent showed a lacklustre performance on the first day of the 2018 Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang in Indonesia on Sunday after winning just one bronze medal.


Taekwando athlete Yap Khim Wen saved Malaysia's dignity when she contributed the bronze medal in her defeat to Salahshouri Marjan of Iran in the women's individual Poomsae event in the semi-finals at the Plenary Hall in the Jakarta Convention Centre.
 

The presence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the taekwondo venue also attracted the attention of the audience, who rose to give a rousing support to the Indonesian leader.
 

In contrast to the action in Jakarta, no medal was won by the national athletes after losing in the qualifying or first round of several events, including shooting and rowing in Palembang.
 

Meanwhile, China's flaunted their capability with a leading medal count of seven gold, five silver and four bronze, followed by Japan (3-6-4) and South Korea with 2-3-4.
 

The first day of the 2018 Asian Games also saw seven new Asian Games records created, with five new records at the Bung Karno Gelora Aquatic Centre, Jakarta and two new records in shooting events at the Jakabaring Shooting Range, Palembang.
 

The national contingent would continue the medal hunt in several events on Monday, namely in wushu, shooting, fencing and swimming events.